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Balneology
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D001452 |
[Therapy by various hot or warm baths in natural mineral waters, spas, or "cures". It includes not only bathing in, but also drinking the waters, but it does not include whirlpool baths (HYDROTHERAPY).
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Balsaminaceae
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D029068 |
[A plant family of the order Geraniales (or Ericales in APG system), subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida.
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Balsams
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D001453 |
[Resinous substances which most commonly originate from trees. In addition to resins, they contain oils, cinnamic acid and BENZOIC ACID.
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Baltic States
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D001454 |
[The collective name for the republics of ESTONIA; LATVIA; and LITHUANIA on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p111)
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Baltimore
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D015142 |
[A city located in Maryland.
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Bambermycins
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D001455 |
[Antibiotic complex obtained from Streptomyces bambergiensis containing mainly Moenomycins A and C. They are used as feed additives and growth promoters for poultry, swine, and cattle.
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Bambusa
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D031723 |
[A plant genus of the family POACEAE. Young shoots are eaten in Asian foods while the stiff mature stems are used for construction of many things. The common name of bamboo is also used for other genera of Poaceae including Phyllostachys, SASA, and Dendrocalamus.
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Bandages
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D001458 |
[Material used for wrapping or binding any part of the body.
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Bandages, Hydrocolloid
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D047070 |
[Dressings comprised of a self-adhesive matrix to which hydrophilic absorbent particles are embedded. The particles consist of CELLULOSE derivatives; calcium ALGINATES; PECTINS; or GELS. The utility is based on providing a moist environment for WOUND HEALING.
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Bangladesh
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D001459 |
[A country in Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India. The capital is Dhaka.
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Banisteriopsis
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D031581 |
[A plant genus of the family MALPIGHIACEAE which includes an Amazonian psychoactive plant that contains the beta-carboline harmine and N,N-dimethyltryptamine.
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Bankart Lesions
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D000070896 |
[HUMERAL HEAD defect created by the sharp edge of the anterior GLENOID LABRUM as the humeral head dislocates over it.
, An anterior capsulolabral injury associated with a tear of the anteroinferior GLENOID LABRUM.
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Banking, Personal
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D000067012 |
[A financial account set up between a financial institution (such as a commercial bank) and a customer (individual, group, or business), whereby the latter may deposit and withdraw money, and where applicable, be paid interest.
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Bankruptcy
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D016361 |
[The state of legal insolvency with assets taken over by judicial process so that they may be distributed among creditors.
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Barbados
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D001460 |
[An island in the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies. It is chiefly of coral formation with no good harbors and only small streams. It was probably discovered by the Portuguese in the sixteenth century. The name was given by 16th-century Spanish explorers from barbados, the plural for "bearded", with reference to the beard-like leaves or trails of moss on the trees that grew there in abundance. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p116 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p49)
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Barbarea
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D031216 |
[A hardy coarse, weedy biennial.
, A plant genus of the family BRASSICACEAE. Members contain glucobrassicin.
, A common weed, conspicuous in fields due to its bright yellow spring flowers.
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Barber Surgeons
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D019024 |
[In the late Middle Ages barbers who also let blood, sold unguents, pulled teeth, applied cups, and gave enemas. They generally had the right to practice surgery. By the 18th century barbers continued to practice minor surgery and dentistry and many famous surgeons acquired their skill in the shops of barbers. (From Castiglioni, A History of Medicine, 2d ed, pp402, 568, 658)
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Barbering
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D001461 |
[The occupation concerned with the cutting and dressing of the hair of customers and, of men, the shaving and trimming of the beard and mustache. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
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Barbital
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D001462 |
[A long-acting barbiturate that depresses most metabolic processes at high doses. It is used as a hypnotic and sedative and may induce dependence. Barbital is also used in veterinary practice for central nervous system depression.
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Barbiturates
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D001463 |
[A class of chemicals derived from barbituric acid or thiobarbituric acid. Many of these are GABA MODULATORS used as HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES, as ANESTHETICS, or as ANTICONVULSANTS.
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